Pteroceras

Pteroceras
Pteroceras muriculatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Tribe:	Vandeae
Subtribe:	Aeridinae
Genus:	Pteroceras Hasselt ex Hassk.
Synonyms [1]
OrnithariumLindl. & Paxton ProterocerasJ.Joseph & Vajr.

Pteroceras is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to China, the Indian subcontinent, and Southeast Asia. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Accepted Species

Species accepted as of May 2022:

• Pteroceras asperatum (Schltr.) P.F.Hunt - Yunnan
• Pteroceras biserratum (Ridl.) Holttum - Borneo, Malaysia, Sumatra
• Pteroceras compressum (Blume) Holttum - Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Thailand
• Pteroceras dalaputtuwa Priyadarshana et al. - Sri Lanka
• Pteroceras erosulum H.A.Pedersen - Sabah
• Pteroceras fragrans (Ridl.) Garay - Borneo
• Pteroceras fraternum (J.J.Sm.) Bakh.f. - Sumatra, Java
• Pteroceras hirsutum (Hook.f.) Holttum - Borneo, Malaysia, Sumatra
• Pteroceras indicum Punekar - Karnataka
• Pteroceras johorense (Holttum) Holttum - Johor
• Pteroceras leopardinum (C.S.P.Parish & Rchb.f.) Seidenf. & Smitinand - Yunnan, India, Indochina, Borneo, Philippines, Sumatra
• Pteroceras longicalcareum (Ames & Rolfe) Garay - Philippines
• Pteroceras monsooniae Sasidh. & Sujanapal - Kerala
• Pteroceras muluense Schuit. & de Vogel - Sabah, Sarawak
• Pteroceras muriculatum (Rchb.f.) P.F.Hunt - Andaman Islands
• Pteroceras nabawanense J.J.Wood & A.L.Lamb - Sabah
• Pteroceras philippinense (Ames) Garay - Philippines
• Pteroceras spathibrachiatum (J.J.Sm.) Garay - Sabah
• Pteroceras teres (Blume) Holttum - Assam, Nepal, Bhutan, India, Bangladesh, Indochina, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines
• Pteroceras violaceum (Ridl.) Holttum - Pahang
• Pteroceras viridiflorum (Thwaites) Holttum - India, Sri Lanka
• Pteroceras vriesii (Ridl.) Garay - Borneo

Formerly included species

Many recently excluded species have been transferred to the genus Brachypeza . One recent transfer has been made to the genus Grosourdya .

• Pteroceras cladostachyum (Hook.f.) H.A.Pedersen of Borneo, Malaysia, Java, Sulawesi and the Philippines is now a synonym of Brachypeza cladostachya (Hook.f.) Kocyan & Schuit. ^[4]
• Pteroceras decipiens (J.J.Sm.) Bakh.f. of Java and Bali is now a synonym of Grosourdya decipiens (J.J.Sm.) Kocyan & Schuit. ^[5]
• Pteroceras pallidum (Blume) Holttum of Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines is now a synonym of Brachypeza pallida (Blume) Kocyan & Schuit. ^[6]
• Pteroceras semiteretifolium H.A.Pedersen of Vietnam is now a synonym of Brachypeza semiteretifolia (H.A.Pedersen) Kocyan & Schuit. ^[7]
• Pteroceras simondianum (Gagnep.) Aver. of Vietnam is now a synonym of Brachypeza simondiana (Gagnep.) Kocyan & Schuit. ^[8]
• Pteroceras unguiculatum (Lindl.) H.A.Pedersen of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines is now a synonym of Brachypeza unguiculata (Lindl.) Kocyan & Schuit. ^[9]

See also

• List of Orchidaceae genera

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Flora of China v 25 p 486, 长足兰属 chang zu lan shu, Pteroceras Hasselt ex Hasskarl, Flora. 25(2, Beibl.): 6. 1842.
3. Pedersen, H. Æ. (1993), The genus Pteroceras (Orchidaceae) — a taxonomic revision. Nordic Journal of Botany, 13: 446. doi: 10.1111/j.1756-1051.1993.tb00079.x
4. "Brachypeza cladostachya (Hook.f.) Kocyan & Schuit". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 29 May 2022.
5. "Grosourdya decipiens (J.J.Sm.) Kocyan & Schuit". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 29 May 2022.
6. "Brachypeza pallida (Blume) Kocyan & Schuit". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 29 May 2022.
7. "Brachypeza semiteretifolia (H.A.Pedersen) Kocyan & Schuit". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 29 May 2022.
8. "Brachypeza simondiana (Gagnep.) Kocyan & Schuit". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 29 May 2022.
9. "Brachypeza unguiculata (Lindl.) Kocyan & Schuit". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 29 May 2022.

External links

• Data related to Pteroceras at Wikispecies